The Supreme Court of Indonesia has overturned a £62 million libel ruling against Time magazine relating to claims that the late President Suharto...
Indonesia: victory as Time magazine Suharto libel ruling overturned
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Review of protest policing ordered
An inquiry into police tactics at protests is to be set up following criticism of the handling of the G20 protests in London. Read more here
Australian journalist deported from Fiji
Award-winning ABC journalist Sean Dorney has arrived in Australia after being deported from Fiji, as the military there cracks down on the media....
Iran: Saberi trial begins
The trial of journalist Roxana Saberi, accused of espionage, began in Tehran yesterday. Read more here
Roxana Saberi charged with spying
American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi has been charged with espionage by the Iranian authorities. Read more here
‘Shoe thrower’ sentence reduced
Muntadar al Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist convicted after he threw a shoe at President George Bush, has had his jail sentence reduced from three years...
Mexico: ‘crimes against journalists’ initiative
Mexico's Chamber of Deputies has unanimously approved an initiative to make crimes against journalists a federal offence. The text establishes that...
Egyptian anger day
April 6 was named a day of 'anger' by Egyptian Internet users fighting the state of emergency law that prevents them from expressing themselves...
Paisley ordered to name whistleblower
Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley Jr has been served a High Court order to reveal a source who informed him of the alleged destruction of files...
BBC fined £150,000 for ‘Sachsgate’
Ofcom has fined the BBC £150,000 for breaches of the broadcasting code on Russell Brand's Radio 2 show in October. An Ofcom statement said: 'The...